coral

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see also: Coral

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈkɒɹəl/
• (America) IPA: /ˈkɔɹəl/

Noun

coral

1. (uncountable) A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
2. (countable) A colony of marine polyps.
3. (countable) A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral.

    

4. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their colour.
5. (historical) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.

Translations

• French: corail
• German: Koralle
• Italian: corallo
• Portuguese: coral
• Russian: кора́лл

Translations

• French: corail
• German: Korallenriff
• Portuguese: coral
• Russian: кора́лл
• Spanish: coral

Translations

• German: koralle
• Portuguese: coral
• Russian: кора́лловый

Adjective

coral (not comparable)

1. Made of coral.
2. Having the yellowish pink colour of coral.

Translations

• French: corallien
• Italian: corallino, corallina
• Portuguese: coralino
• Russian: кора́лловый

Translations

• French: corail
• Portuguese: coral, coralino

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Coral

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Proper noun

1. A female given name.
   • 1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin (1991), ISBN 0749305967, page 78:

     "Where are you from originally, Coral?" / "Indiana." / "Lots of Corals out there, I bet." / She hesitated, seemed about to flare, and then smiled instead, showing a little gap between two front teeth. "Well, it was Cora Lucille, I guess, " she said, still smiling, looking very much like a Cora Lucille in that moment.

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